I found this new feature in Chrome today. When you hover over the refresh button you get this tooltip saying: "Reload this page, hold to see more options" and when I do it I get these three awesome options.
1. Normal Reload
2. Hard Reload
3. Empty Cache and Hard Reload (this is very useful option I believe)

But the problem is I cant see it consistently across all tabs/web pages. Only local files and even its not consistent. Anybody here knows how this is enabled/disabled?

I tried googling but didnt find anything related. Either way its a great feature I believe for all developers out there.

UPDATE: I noticed this feature works only on a windows/ubuntu machines.

I couldn't get this to work on OS X using Chrome 23.0.1271.95. Is it a Windows only feature?
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LaurentDec 10 '12 at 4:14

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Yes, its only a windows feature. I could not get it to work on mac either, however there are many add on's available for Chrome which can replicate this same feature.
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Srikanth KondaparthyDec 10 '12 at 5:58

FYI, you can disable cache as long as you have dev tools open on the current page. just click the cog icon on the bottom-right and check disable cache. saves some heck of time.
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Umur KontacıJan 8 '13 at 22:50